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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Taking their name from the infamous 15th-century witch-hunting manual, this Belo Horizonte outfit channels the sinister crossroads between black and death metal with a sound rooted in darkness, blasphemy, and extreme aggression. Operating from one of Brazil's most historically fertile metal cities, Malleus Maleficarum carry forward the traditions of the Minas Gerais extreme underground.
MallevM is a sludge/doom metal quartet from Slavonice, Czech Republic, whose 2023 "rehearsal dungeon demo" captures five extended compositions of crushing, atmospheric heaviness. Their sound emphasizes slow-burning instrumental passages and throat-shredding vocals in the tradition of the genre's most oppressive practitioners.
A heavy metal act from the small town of Chrysoupoli in northern Greece, Mallevs has been crafting traditional metal since 2013. The band operates far from the major Greek metal hubs, bringing classic heavy metal to the Macedonian periphery.
Mallevs Maleficarvm is a melodic black metal project from Bocholt, Germany, composed and recorded by Marius Berendsen between 2012 and 2016. The 2017 album "Homo Homini Lupus" features guest vocalists from Equilibrium and ex-Bethlehem, blending atmospheric black metal with catchy riffs and blast beats across ten ambitious tracks.
Malmhríð is a Norwegian black metal project formed in 2016, with an Old Norse name meaning 'metal storm.' The project channels Nordic fury into atmospheric, aggressive compositions.
Malmort is a metal band from Chambéry, France, founded in 2003, blending darkness, melancholy, velocity, and melody into an alchemical whole. Their lyrical themes center on historical French conflicts, existential fears, and mortality, explored across releases including 'Hollenfurt,' 'MCDXXXI-MCDXL,' and 'Excerpta Funebris.'
Malnourished is a death metal act from Stuttgart, active since 2017. The band delivers emaciated, stripped-down death metal from Baden-Württemberg's capital.
Malnutrition is a death metal band from Erfurt, Germany, active since 2017. Their sound channels the genre's classic brutality from the Thuringian capital, a city whose underground extreme metal scene continues to produce uncompromising acts.
Malobestio is a black metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2018. They forge fierce black metal from the Occitan underground.
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